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The allegations of draft dodging against Donald Trump, including testimony from Michael Cohen.
did not serve in the Vietnam War and obtained multiple Selective Service deferments during the 1960s, including a 1968 medical deferment for "bone spurs" that kept him out of service . While contempor...
’s public explanation for avoiding military service in the era rested on a mix of moral opposition to the war and pragmatic use of legal deferments and timing: he said he was “morally opposed” to the ...
is a December 3, 1969 letter from to thanking him for “saving me from the draft,” acknowledging that he had not fully disclosed his opposition to , and apologizing for having “deceived” Holmes about t...
received multiple educational draft deferments during the era and was never inducted into active military service; mainstream accounts and fact-checkers conclude he did not serve in any military capac...